The regular meeting of the San Lorenzo Village Homes Association Board of Directors was held Thursday, March 18, 2004.

1.1 CALL TO ORDER -- President Kathie Ready called the meeting to order at 4:08 pm (Special Meeting time).

1.2 SALUTE TO THE FLAG -- President Ready led the Board and the audience in the pledge of allegiance.

1.3 ROLL CALL -- Directors Kathie Ready, Jim Sherman, Pat Pebelier, Peggy Sheridan were present and Patrick Ledesmas (was late due to early time of meeting and commute).

2.O MINUTES FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING

2.1 Approval of the minutes of Meetings No. 1089, 1090 and 1091 of February 2004 -- Director Sherman made a motion to approve the meetings from the February 2004 Board meeting, Director Pebelier seconded. The motion carried unanimously.

3.0 COMMENTS FROM PUBLIC AGENCIES

3.1 Alameda County Sheriffs Dept -- Technician Cherry Lemmon reported on the following crime statistics in San Lorenzo for February 2004:

Statistics for Feb. 2004, Alameda County Sheriff's Office

Crime                    Number   Change from last month   Affected Street

Stolen vehicles                4                -1            Via Milos, Via Natal, Via Linares, 
                                                              Via Lucas
Attempted Stolen Vehicle       0                -1             
Recovered Stolen Vehicles      0                -5             
Residential Burglary           3                -2            Via Descanso, Bockman, Hacienda
Commercial Burglary            2                +1            Hesperian (2)
Auto  Burglary                 2                -3            Hesperian, via Milos
Attempted Burglary             n/a
Grand Theft                    3                -6            Nielson Ave, Via Coches, Hesperian
Graffiti                       0                0
Robbery                        1                -1            Hesperian

Resident Keith Barros stated that on Via Alamitos there is a constant problem of parking incorrectly on this street. There are signs prohibiting parking on one side of the street in the morning hours that are not being enforced. He asked that the CHP and the Sheriff's office take a look at this problem.

Barros also produced a small poster promoting a rock group that is being "tagged" on poles and signs throughout San Lorenzo. He asked that the county look into who it is that is hanging these signs.

3.2 CHP -- Officer De Souza reported on the crime statistics in San Lorenzo for February:

CHP Statistics for February 2004

Infraction               San Lorenzo     Total for Unincorp. area
Collisions                       9                         98
Tickets                        415                      1,896
Parking Tickets                 76                        776
Storage/Impounds                13                         68
Stolen Recoveries                5                         10
Parking Complaints             n/a                       n/a

Total Warnings for Hayward Area CHP:  1,592

Dowling also announced that PG&E will be releasing $2,500 of the $25,000 it promised for the damage done to the trees in San Lorenzo. Director Ready asked when the additional funds will be released. Dowling said that PG&E staff is looking into this to see when the other money will be distributed.

3.4 Public Comment -- Resident Keith Barros noted that the "new" recycling program has become a huge problem in San Lorenzo. Some residents are putting their cans in the street, some are not. It appears that most cans are being placed back in the street whether they are at the edge of the driveway or not. Barros recommended that the Association print something in its newsletter telling residents what they are supposed to do and to pass on that the Association is exempt from leaving these cans in the street. The Administrator noted that the office has been calling Waste Management personnel on a daily basis forwarding complaints. She noted that the route supervisor has been informed about the problems in the various areas. She noted that Waste Management has agreed to put back the cans in the driveways, if that is where they are left. However, personnel will not put them back in the driveway if they are left in the street.

4.0 FINANCIAL REPORT

4.1 Approval of February 2004 Expenditures (including payroll) -- Director Sheridan moves, Pebelier seconds the motion carries unanimously.

4.2 Discussion of Significant Variances -- The Administrator reported there have been no significant variances since the last Board meeting.

5.0 LIEN AND VIOLATION REPORT -- The Administrator reported that there have been no liens released since the last board meeting.

February 2004 Violation Report

Number  Violation                              # of Letters

1/19    Inoperable Vehicles in driveway                39
2/22    Recreational veh/trailer in driveway           17
6       Lack of Gen Maintenance                        15
10      Lawn Height                                     7
11      Dead Trees                                      0
12      Overgrown Vegetation                           12
13      Holiday Lights                                 22
15      Building Exterior                               3
16      Dirt Accumulation                              14
17      Attractive Nuisances                            2
18      Lean/miss fence                                 1
20/7    Unpaved parking                                 3
21      Working on vehicles                             0
23      Dogs/Cats more than 2                           2
24      Barking dogs                                    0
25      Prohibited animals                              1
26      Excess noise                                    0
27      No Home Business                                0
28/99   Other/ comments                                 5
Total                                                 133

A. 17667 Via Rosas -- Garage extension (less than 20 ft setback in one area-odd shaped lot). Denied.

B. Revisit 15724 Via Sonata -- Landscaping, driveway and fence. Postponed until information is provided by the county and the Association attorney.

C. 2743 Via Lucas -- Second story addition. Approved.

D. 18073 Via Rincon -- Exterior paint no plans- Board will ask owner to repaint the porch a brick red instead of the "orange color" it is now. The rest of the paint on the bricks will not be challenged.

E. 17248 Via Alamitos -- Replace the shed in the backyard 10x12 shed with peak no higher than 10 feet and walls no higher than 8 feet with a setback of 3 feet from fences. Approved.

7.0 ADMININSTRATOR'S REPORT

7.1 Informational Items -- The Administrator asked that the board and staff participate in a cancer fundraiser that will take place in San Leandro on May 22, 2004. This is a 24 hour event, where participants form teams who walk or run on a designated track for 24 hours. Each team must raise a designated amount to help fight cancer. There is a team registration fee of $150 the administrator asked that each Board member donate $25.00 and she will donate the same for the registration. There were no objections from the Board. The Administrator stated that she and staff will coordinate the team and advertise the event.

The Administrator also reported that next Wednesday, March 31, 2004, the Redevelopment Committee will report on the new plan for the Village Square area. The Association and the County do not have the site plans yet but the general idea is that there will be 380 units which will all be up for sale, with another 70 units designated for seniors. It is unclear at this time when the plan will come before the Association Board, however within the next 6 months there will be very specific deadlines.

The Administrator noted that she and the Board President will be meeting with county zoning and Supervisor Lai-Bitker's staff to ensure that the developer presents its revised plan to the Association.

It was asked as to when the questions asked from the draft EIR would be addressed. The Administrator stated that County Zoning staff person Lou Andrade would be getting the questions organized and answered, so that the Board can hopefully address these at its April 2004 meeting.

7.2 San Lorenzo Community Clean Up -- The Administrator reiterated that April 24, 2004 would be the San Lorenzo Clean up day. Association staff and the Board will be participating at this event and she invited residents to participate.

8.0 OTHER BUSINESS

8.1 H.A.R.D. increase of developer fees -- ( See attached County Staff report - Attachment A) The Administrator noted that she checked with the City of Berkeley and Fremont to see how they handled their park fees. They defer the fees for seniors and low-income housing. She suggested that this may be what the Association would want to recommend to the County with respect to its fees. This way the costs are eventually received instead of waived for low cost/senior units. Sandy Riviera, staff for Alameda County Zoning, stated that the county wants to encourage non-profit businesses and remove barriers from building affordable housing. Waiving the park fees for these type of developments appeals more to developers and encourages these types of units to be built.

Director Ready said that she is concerned with waiving these fees. Whether a building is low cost housing or not is not the issue. The new buildings will still bring more residents and the residents in this area already need more park space, not less. We also need to maintain our parks. These funds help to do that.

There was discussion about how other cities have dealt with park funds.. The Directors were concerned with any fee exemption for affordable and senior housing and how it might affect the county and H.A.R.D. with the current budget crisis that these agencies are facing. The Board felt that the county should explore other options with related to Park Fees and affordable/senior housing.

Director Sherman made the following motion and Director Pebelier seconded it. Motion passed uanimously. The Board recommended to accept the County staff report as it related to the increase in fees. Further, they want the County staff to investigate other alternatives on how jurisdictions defer fees.

The Board further directed the Administrator to write to the Alameda County Planning Commission relaying the Association Board's position on this matter.

8.2 Board Appointment of Committees -- The Administrator read the roster of members who would be representing the Association for the 2004 year. (See attachment B)

8.3 President's Report -- The Administrator noted that the newsletter is being prepared and would include the President's report. The report will be summarized at the April 2004 board meeting.

8.4 Draft Budget -- The Administrator noted that the Board talked about the draft budget for 2004/05 in its Work Session and that the document would be printed in the next newsletter for the members of the Association to review and ask questions. (See Attachment C). The final budget will be in put in the May/June 2004 newsletter.

10.0 COMMITTEE REPORTS

10.1 Library Committee -- No report at this time; the last meeting was postponed.

10.2 Airport Committee -- The Administrator reported that there is one homeowner still upset about the Hayward Airport noise and she has been playing phone tag with him. She stated that the Board's Airport representative, Ernie Delligatti, had been stationed out of the area and that she will be speaking with him sometime within the next month. There was no report at this time.

11.0 COMMENTS FROM BOARD MEMBERS -- Members thanked all those in attendance. The Administrator noted that she just received a letter from Alameda County's Fair representative asking that San Lorenzo once again nominate an outstanding community member to represent it in the opening day fair. The Administrator asked the Board if it had any objections. All Board members were in favor of nominating Ready as San Lorenzo's outstanding community member.

12.0 ADJOURNMENT - President Ready adjourned the meeting at 5:10 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted,

Pat Pebelier
Secretary-Treasurer

Recorded & Transcribed By: Kathleen Harrigan, Sr. Admin. Assistant
Reviewed By: Nancy Van Huffel, Administrator, Kathie Ready, Board President